The man in this selfie, taken on a iPhone stolen in a Santa Clarita burglary, is Larry Beltran Jr. He says his aunt bought the iPhone at a swap meet, and he didn’t know it was stolen. The photo went to the cloud account of the phone’s true owner. Beltran, pictured in the selfie with his girlfriend, is trying to straighten things out with the sheriff’s department. (Photo courtesy the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)

Beltran went to the Los Angeles County sheriff’s station in Santa Clarita with his parents Wednesday, hours after the department provided the images to the news media and labeled Beltran and his girlfriend people of interest.

The iPhone was stolen in a burglary, and the owner later logged onto her cloud account and found a selfie showing a man and woman she did not know.

“It’s embarrassing. I didn’t have no idea it would be all over the news or anything, you know?” Beltran said.

Beltran’s aunt said she picked up two iPhones for $80 at the swap meet and gave one to her nephew, thinking she had gotten a bargain.

“I didn’t know I put my nephew in bad situation,” she said.

Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Dubin said the selfie images have been removed from the latest department bulletin regarding the crime. “We appreciate the public and media attention gained through sharing information about the persons of interest,” he said.

“As a result, the male person of interest in the photo reached out to the Sheriff’s Department, identified himself and is cooperating with the detective working this case,” Dubin said. “The female person of interest was also identified ... The investigation is ongoing, and no further information is being released at this time.”